US 2012/0065711 A1 · HIGH POWER SOURCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

Abstract

A high power source of electro-magnetic radiation having a multi-purpose housing is disclosed. The multi-purpose housing includes an interior filled with a material forming at least a light source and further comprising a reflector which can envelope a laser rod surrounded by light sources for providing light excitation to the laser rod. A material defining outer surfaces of the light sources extends out to and defines outer surfaces of the reflector. A high-reflectivity coating is disposed over an outer surface of the reflector, as is a protective coating. Also disposed over an outer surface of the reflector can be an optional heat sink, with cooling being performed by an optional arrangement of forced-air traveling over the heat sink. The light sources may be light source pumps, and the high-reflectivity coating may be formed to envelop the reflector.

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Dependent claims

A device, comprising:

a gain medium or a reflector having a solid or gelatinous interior with a thermal conductivity that is about 1.5 or more times that of air;
and
one or more stimulation or radiation sources configured to emit energy toward the gain medium or for interception by the reflector, each of the stimulation or radiation sources comprising a material (a) which forms an interior wall of a lumen of the stimulation source and which also extends to and forms an exterior surface wall of a chamber or (b) which forms a sidewall of a cavity of the radiation source, which extends through and forms the interior, and which extends to and forms an exterior sidewall of the reflector.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

High power source of electromagnetic radiation

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High power source of electromagnetic radiation

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Abstract

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